I have about a 6 or 8 foot long chunk of what looks like 1.5" or 2" heater hose going from one side of my engine to the other in a big loop. It has a small pinhole leak in the middle of the hose where nothing could chafe it.

Any ideas where to get hose that long? Everybody carries 3 foot sticks. I can't even locate this hose in my parts manual to see if MCI sells it. I'll have to call MCI in the morning. My friend suggested a pipe to replace the bad section, but I worry another spot will start to leak if I don't replace the whole thing.

I still can't figure out why Dina saw fit to use the spot normally fitted with a block heater to run coolant out to the passenger heating system.

I have about a 6 or 8 foot long chunk of what looks like 1.5" or 2" heater hose going from one side of my engine to the other in a big loop. It has a small pinhole leak in the middle of the hose where nothing could chafe it.

Lin, I tried an industrial hose company last time I needed a 40" hose and I ended up with hose used for milking parlors. It is rated for antifreeze and the proper temps so I bought it. It is still going strong after two years. I'll probably try the industrial hose place again before I order from McMaster-Carr.

Any parts store is only as good as the employees that work there. I have yet to find a decent employee at any of the napa stores around here. Even when I provided the correct napa part number for a lower radiator hose (after they couldn't find it), they wanted to charge me the unit price per foot . . . . yep, 10x the actual cost. (For a minute there I thought I was dealing with a talking bird )

I agree with Kyle. 212 isn't enuff. I think the worse problem is that auto and truck stuff is grease, oil and fuel resistant. I am not saying dairy hose doesn't meet that environment criteria.....but I think that needs to be verified.

John

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I agree with Kyle. 212 isn't enuff. I think the worse problem is that auto and truck stuff is grease, oil and fuel resistant. I am not saying dairy hose doesn't meet that environment criteria.....but I think that needs to be verified.

The dairy hose is a seperate issue. It was used to replace a smaller diameter hose that is around 39" long. I didn't buy it before the saleman verified it was resistant to antifreeze and would meet the temp specs. I don't know that diary hose would work a larger diameter anyhow.

Goodyear makes heater hose for trucks in long lengths, but the sizes are limited. I need to figure out the exact size I need.